Curry, Warriors inch toward playoffs
NEW ORLEANS — Stephen Curry scored 41 points, Draymond Green had 10 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors took a big step toward locking up a postseason berth with a 123-108 victory over the desperate New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
The Warriors, who currently occupy a Western Conference play-in position, moved four games ahead of 11th-place New Orleans with seven games remaining. But these teams meet twice more, giving the Pelicans a small measure of hope.
Zion Williamson scored 32 points to lead the Pelicans.
WIZARDS 154, PACERS 141
Russell Westbrook had the third game in NBA history with 20-plus rebounds and 20-plus assists — he and Wilt Chamberlain have the other two — and host Washington moved closer to Indiana in the Eastern Conference playoff standings by outgunning the Pacers.
Westbrook had 14 points to go along with his careerhigh 21 rebounds and career-high-tying 24 assists, his league-leading 32nd triple-double of the season. He has 178 tripledoubles, three short of Oscar Robertson’s record, with seven games remaining for Washington.
HAWKS 123, BLAZERS 114
Danilo Gallinari made seven 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, leading Atlanta past visiting Portland. The Hawks snapped the Trail Blazers’ four-game winning streak.
Portland ran out of
steam in the fourth quarter, ruining a 33-point night for Damian Lillard.
MAGIC 119, PISTONS 112
Mo Bamba had 22 points and 15 rebounds — both career highs — and Orlando won at Detroit.
Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 26 points in a game that had little at stake — with the possible exception of lottery positioning.
76ERS 106, BULLS 94
Tobias Harris scored 21 points, Seth Curry added 20, and Philadelphia beat host Chicago for its fifth straight victory.
The 76ers built a big third-quarter lead and then held on, staying ahead of the Brooklyn Nets for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
JAZZ 110, SPURS 99
Bojan Bogdanovic had 25 points, and Rudy Gobert tallied 24 points and 15 rebounds to help Utah beat visiting San Antonio.
DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points, and Rudy Gay added 17 to lead the Spurs, who lost their fourth straight game.
KNICKS 118, GRIZZLIES 104
Julius Randle scored 28 points, Derrick Rose had 25 off the bench, and New York held off host Memphis. With the victory, the Knicks (37-28) are assured of their first winning record in a season since going 54-28 in 2012-13.
LAKERS 93, NUGGETS 89
Anthony Davis scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Los Angeles beat visiting Denver despite not having LeBron James (ankle).